Nail stripper



Patented July 17, 1928.

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drawn by the carpenter usingv thenails, to

occupy the correct position betweenwhis fingers for immediate use. I

The device is particularly intended for use by a carpenter nailingboxes, and is. designed to stand alongside of the place where thecarpenter works features of the device is that it is supportedon slenderbrackets which cause the same to vibrate for advancing the nails intothe correct position each time the carpenter strikes a blow with hishammer.

Further objects and advantages of my device will appear as thespecification proceeds.

The preferred form of my invent on 1s illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing in which- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of my stripper setup for use,

Figure 2, a perspective View of a case in which the stripper may beenclosed, and.

Figure 3, detail front and side views of one of the loops thru which thenails maybe withdrawn, said front view being taken on line 3-3 of Figure1.

While I have shown only the preferred form of the invention it should beunderstood that various changes or modifications may be made within thescope of the claims hereto attached, without departing from the spiritof the invention.

In its preferred form my stripper is Preferably arranged in a case 1, ofthe form of a suit case, and preferably made of wood. The two halves 2and 3 of the case are hinged as at 4 and provided with any suitablelatch 5 for closing the same. From the bottom 6 of the'case rise twostandards 7 made of rather thin metal, so as to readily yield toswinging motion. The lower ends 8 are fastened to the bottom by means ofbolts and nuts 9 and the upper ends of thestandards have a box 11secured thereto in the manner shown in Figure 1, the ends of thebrackets being secured to one wall of the box by means of bolts and nuts12 in such a manner that the box slants downwardly from its support. Thelowermost end of the box is open so that a bunch of nails thrown intothe box will work downwardly, particu- One. of the particular.v

NAIL STRIPPER.

1926; Serial 110112818.

larly when the standards 7 are set into slight swinging or vibratoryvmotion by the handling of a' ha lnmer in the immediatevicinity. As thenails advance over the lower edge of consists of a plurality of V-shaped troughs l twith open bottoms so as to form slots allowing theshanks of the nails to droptherethrough, while preventing the heads fromdoing so. Thetroughs are arranged to UNITED A ES AT NT i F the box theydrop upon the guide 13 which slant downwardly from the'lower endv of thebox in a reversed direction. communicate at theirlower ends with sets ofrods orrails 16 arranged sons to continue the slots in the troughs'and'to allow the The troughs I heads of the nails toride downwardlythere- V,

on. The upper end of the guide containing the troughs is secured to thelower end of I v the 'boxby means of hooks '17, while the lowerends 0fthe rods are fastenedto a. metal strip 18 which latter is adapted to besecured to the standards 7 by means of bolts and nuts 19, a thin plate21 being preferably interposed between the strip 18 and the standards soas to form a partition in the case. In the rods an ofiset 22 is formednear the joint with the troughs, which offset consists of two laterallyextending trans verse loops 23, which provide a step in the rods andallow nails suspended from the rods to be. withdrawn therethrough.

To somewhat strengthen the structure I, connectthe upper end of the box11 to the bottom 6 of the case by means of a spring 24. To facilitatecarrying of the device I place a strip 26 across the box,11 and fastenthe ends thereof to the two halves of the case by means of cords27 sothat the whole device may be picked up by said strip.

To use'the device the operator drops a bunch of nails on the box 11 andthe nails will gradually slide downwardly, drop over the lower edge ofthe box on troughs 14 where they naturally arrange themselves in lineformation with the shanks suspended from the heads and gradually themajority of the nails drop into the slot formed between the two rods 16.From this long line of nails thus suspended in the slots, the carpenterusing the same may withdrawany number through the loops 23 and the nails'will automatically be arranged between his fingers in parallel andupright position so that the carpenter may immediately proceed to placethe nails successively and to immedia-tely apply the hammer. Thecontinuous of the device to be assembled therein in such device in avibratory or swinging motion to allow the b.ox.to slant.downwardlyfromwhich aids the nails in arranging themselves, the supported end, thelower open end being in the proper relation. ,,.It willbe seen thatunsupported, a groove vguide,arranged relative to the lower end otthebox so as to the device may be easily taken apart by dis-E -1rece1ve andarrange nails dropping therefrom and to guide the same downwardly,

connecting the cords 27, separating the and parallel?giiidemodscommunicating with hammering-in assembling boxes .keeps myEsiteend forsupporting the-box and ifor ned guides by disengaging the hooks 17 andunscrewing the nuts 19, by disconnecting the box through loosening thenuts 12 and by takingdown the standards 7. The case 1 is sufficientlylarge to allow. all the elements to ride thereon while the. shanks aresus' a manner that the casing may be closed as shownin FigureQ.

While the'device is used a number of nails will be spilled, whichgatherv on the bottom of the case and which may becaught lin a oppositeends, by the elastic elements andtthe receptacle placed on the bottom ofthe case free end of the box. g to be dumped into the boxll whenever de-Y 3. A nail stripper as'defined in claim 1 sired by the operator.

I claim V 1. A nail stripper of the character de-' scribed,comprising abox open at one end thereof, elastic eleinents engaging the oppotheloops.

2. A nailstripper as defined. in claim 1 in which the grooved .guideandthe, guide. rods form one unit and are supported, at

the box and is' anchored to form an-sangle withtheelastic elements. 7 r

; In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature FRED M. MURAKOSHl;

pended, the rods being looped at the joint :to allow a line of nails tobe withdrawn-thruj.-

the rooves allowing the heads of the nail 7 in which aspring engagestheupper end of 1

